Impact, the sales house for The Wireless Group, has announced a number of new promotions as it reported strong revenues for flagship station talkSPORT during the final quarter of 2003.Matthew Pennington has been promoted from account director to head of agency sales, talking charge of revenues across Impact’s portfolio of stations, including talkSPORT, the ILR… Continue reading Impact Announces Promotions As It Records Record Revenues
Paid-for search listings are the second most popular online advertising format, now accounting for 36% of the total internet ad market in the UK, according to new figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.
TiVo, the personal video recorder company, is understood to be in talks about making a return to the UK market, which it withdrew from last year following disappointing sales.TiVo stopped producing its boxes in the UK last February after the expiry of a three year contract with its hardware partner, Thomson Multimedia. However, sources suggest… Continue reading TiVo Believed To Be In Talks To Return To UK Market
Personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer, TiVo, is understood to be considering a return to the UK market just a year after it withdrew following disappointing sales. TiVo stopped producing its boxes in the UK last February after the expiry of a three year contract with its hardware partner, Thomson Multimedia. However, sources suggest the company… Continue reading TiVo May Return To UK Market
Radio revenues at GWR Group rose by 12% year on year during the three months to the end of December 2003, thanks to a strong performance from the Local Radio Group (LRG). LRG, which accounts for 70% of GWR’s revenues, posted a 13% jump, following the introduction of a new sales system. Local spend was… Continue reading GWR Group Sees 12% Revenue Rise In Q1
The battle between Lord Black and Hollinger International over the sale of the company’s newspaper assets became even more litigious last night as Black’s Hollinger Inc announced that it is to counter-sue Hollinger International. In a statement Black’s holding company claims that Hollinger International has engaged in ‘illegal maneuvering’ in order to interfere with the… Continue reading Black Counter-Sues Hollinger International Over ‘Illegal Interference’
Global advertising expenditure growth will accelerate in 2004, as a new world order in advertising emerges, according to the latest Spheres Of Influence report from Initiative Media.The agency network forecasts that worldwide adspend will rise by 5.8% to reach $331.4 billion in 2004. This figure accounts for the combined markets of the 44 countries on… Continue reading Global Adspend To Rise 5.8% In 2004, Says Initiative
Paid-for search listings are the second most popular online advertising format, now accounting for 36% of the total internet ad market in the UK, according to new figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB). The rise of search targeted marketing has been meteoric, with forecasts for the US industry showing that the sector will grow… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Search Targeted Marketing Success Story Continues
A fifth of US households now have a high-speed broadband connection to the internet, according to new figures from Jupiter Research. The group reports that by the close of 2003, there were 21.5 million broadband households in the US and this is expected to rise to around 46 million by 2008 – 40% of all… Continue reading A Fifth Of US Homes Now Take Broadband Internet
Ofcom’s plans to create a one-stop-shop for all advertising complaints would lead to a substantial increase in the number received, according to the Advertising Standards Authority.The industry watchdog is not currently responsible for handling complaints relating to broadcast advertising and forwards them to television and radio watchdogs. However, Ofcom is planning to simplify the existing… Continue reading Watchdog Predicts Rise In Advertising Complaints
